[Nfb-science] Nfb-science Digest, Vol 69, Issue 2

Mon Apr 9 19:01:07 UTC 2012

It is hard for me to use my vision to read material. I use screen
reading technology to do all of my work.

On 4/9/12, nfb-science-request at nfbnet.org
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>    1. Re: Nfb-science Digest, Vol 69, Issue 1 (Nikhil Dama)
>    2. Re: Nfb-science Digest, Vol 69, Issue 1 (Stephanie Hirst)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2012 08:47:13 -0500
> From: Nikhil Dama <nickdama12 at gmail.com>
> To: nfb-science at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-science] Nfb-science Digest, Vol 69, Issue 1
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> Hi,
>
> I am planning on doing a lot of math and science classes in college. I
> was wondering what is the best way for blind people to tkae notes in
> these classes. SOmeone suggested to me to record the classes, but I do
> not like this idea, This is because the teachers might not be
> discriptive, and it takes a lot of time to relisten to lecture. Where
> as, if I had notes then I could look over them quickly. What is the
> best way for me to take notes? I was thinking about a software that
> would convert handwriting into type. I was think that a person could
> take the notes for me and I could convert them into a format that I
> could read. I would appreciate if someone could give me help with my
> problem.
>
> Thanks,
> Nick Dama
>
> On 4/7/12, nfb-science-request at nfbnet.org
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>>    1. Fwd: [BANA-Announce] BANA Announces Spring Meeting in	St.
>>       Louis (David Andrews)
>>
>>
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2012 11:37:07 -0500
>> From: David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>
>> To: david.andrews at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [Nfb-science] Fwd: [BANA-Announce] BANA Announces Spring
>> 	Meeting in	St. Louis
>> Message-ID: <auto-000055324592 at mailfront4.g2host.com>
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>>>
>>>Press Release
>>>
>>>March 2012
>>>
>>>For Immediate Release
>>>
>>>CONTACT: Frances Mary D?Andrea, Chair
>>>
>>>Braille Authority of North America
>>>
>>>Phone: 412-521-5797
>>>
>>>Email: <mailto:literacy2 at mindspring.com>literacy2 at mindspring.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>BANA Invites Guests to Spring Board Meeting in St. Louis
>>>
>>>The Braille Authority of North America (BANA),
>>>which meets semiannually, will hold its spring
>>>meeting on April 28?30, 2012, in St. Louis,
>>>Missouri. This meeting is hosted by the National
>>>Braille Association (NBA), a BANA member
>>>organization, and will be held following the NBA
>>>Conference, which is April 25?28. All meetings
>>>will take place at the Hilton St. Louis
>>>Frontenac, located at 1335 South Lindbergh Drive, St. Louis, Missouri.
>>>
>>>BANA will host an Open Forum on Saturday
>>>morning, April 28, at 9:00 AM. This forum
>>>provides an opportunity for participants to
>>>learn more about the workings of BANA and to
>>>provide feedback to the Board about braille.
>>>BANA Board members want to hear participants?
>>>views about issues surrounding braille and its
>>>future. Braille readers, teachers, and producers
>>>of braille are encouraged to take advantage of
>>>this opportunity to participate in a round-table
>>>discussion and to engage in a dialogue with the
>>>members of the BANA Board. To reserve your space
>>>at the Open Forum and to help ensure accurate
>>>counts for handouts, contact Frances Mary
>>>D?Andrea at 412-521-5797 or by email at
>>><mailto:literacy2 at mindspring.com>literacy2 at mindspring.com.
>>>
>>>Guests are invited to attend the BANA Board
>>>meetings and to observe the discussions. Items
>>>on the Board?s agenda include reports from all
>>>of BANA's committees as well as several
>>>presentations in response to BANA's recent
>>>article regarding the need for braille code
>>>change. Peter Osborne, Chair of the United
>>>Kingdom Association for Accessible Formats
>>>(UKAAF), will be in attendance and will provide
>>>an international perspective. To reserve a seat,
>>>please contact BANA Chair Frances Mary D?Andrea.
>>>
>>>For additional resource information, visit
>>><http://www.brailleauthority.org/>www.brailleauthority.org
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>The mission and purpose of the Braille Authority
>>>of North America are to assure literacy for
>>>tactile readers through the standardization of
>>>braille and/or tactile graphics. BANA promotes
>>>and facilitates the use, teaching, and
>>>production of braille. It publishes rules,
>>>interprets, and renders opinions pertaining to
>>>braille in all existing codes. It deals with
>>>codes now in existence or to be developed in the
>>>future, in collaboration with other countries
>>>using English braille. In exercising its
>>>function and authority, BANA considers the
>>>effects of its decisions on other existing
>>>braille codes and formats; the ease of
>>>production by various methods; and acceptability to readers.
>>>
>>>
>>>_______________________________________________
>>>BANA-Announce mailing list
>>>BANA-Announce at brailleauthority.org
>>>http://www.brailleauthority.org/mailman/listinfo/bana-announce
>>
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> Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2012 10:35:53 -0500
> From: Stephanie Hirst <sjhhirst at gmail.com>
> To: NFB Science and Engineering Division List <nfb-science at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-science] Nfb-science Digest, Vol 69, Issue 1
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> Hi Nick, just wondering, how much vision do you have?  This might help us
> answer the question.
>
> In the field of observation, chance favors only the prepared mind.
>     ~Louis Pasteur, lecture 1854
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 8:47 AM, Nikhil Dama <nickdama12 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am planning on doing a lot of math and science classes in college. I
>> was wondering what is the best way for blind people to tkae notes in
>> these classes. SOmeone suggested to me to record the classes, but I do
>> not like this idea, This is because the teachers might not be
>> discriptive, and it takes a lot of time to relisten to lecture. Where
>> as, if I had notes then I could look over them quickly. What is the
>> best way for me to take notes? I was thinking about a software that
>> would convert handwriting into type. I was think that a person could
>> take the notes for me and I could convert them into a format that I
>> could read. I would appreciate if someone could give me help with my
>> problem.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Nick Dama
>>
>> On 4/7/12, nfb-science-request at nfbnet.org
>> <nfb-science-request at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> > Today's Topics:
>> >
>> >    1. Fwd: [BANA-Announce] BANA Announces Spring Meeting in   St.
>> >       Louis (David Andrews)
>> >
>> >
>> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >
>> > Message: 1
>> > Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2012 11:37:07 -0500
>> > From: David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>
>> > To: david.andrews at nfbnet.org
>> > Subject: [Nfb-science] Fwd: [BANA-Announce] BANA Announces Spring
>> >       Meeting in      St. Louis
>> > Message-ID: <auto-000055324592 at mailfront4.g2host.com>
>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; format=flowed
>> >
>> >
>> >>
>> >>Press Release
>> >>
>> >>March 2012
>> >>
>> >>For Immediate Release
>> >>
>> >>CONTACT: Frances Mary D?Andrea, Chair
>> >>
>> >>Braille Authority of North America
>> >>
>> >>Phone: 412-521-5797
>> >>
>> >>Email: <mailto:literacy2 at mindspring.com>literacy2 at mindspring.com
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>BANA Invites Guests to Spring Board Meeting in St. Louis
>> >>
>> >>The Braille Authority of North America (BANA),
>> >>which meets semiannually, will hold its spring
>> >>meeting on April 28?30, 2012, in St. Louis,
>> >>Missouri. This meeting is hosted by the National
>> >>Braille Association (NBA), a BANA member
>> >>organization, and will be held following the NBA
>> >>Conference, which is April 25?28. All meetings
>> >>will take place at the Hilton St. Louis
>> >>Frontenac, located at 1335 South Lindbergh Drive, St. Louis, Missouri.
>> >>
>> >>BANA will host an Open Forum on Saturday
>> >>morning, April 28, at 9:00 AM. This forum
>> >>provides an opportunity for participants to
>> >>learn more about the workings of BANA and to
>> >>provide feedback to the Board about braille.
>> >>BANA Board members want to hear participants?
>> >>views about issues surrounding braille and its
>> >>future. Braille readers, teachers, and producers
>> >>of braille are encouraged to take advantage of
>> >>this opportunity to participate in a round-table
>> >>discussion and to engage in a dialogue with the
>> >>members of the BANA Board. To reserve your space
>> >>at the Open Forum and to help ensure accurate
>> >>counts for handouts, contact Frances Mary
>> >>D?Andrea at 412-521-5797 or by email at
>> >><mailto:literacy2 at mindspring.com>literacy2 at mindspring.com.
>> >>
>> >>Guests are invited to attend the BANA Board
>> >>meetings and to observe the discussions. Items
>> >>on the Board?s agenda include reports from all
>> >>of BANA's committees as well as several
>> >>presentations in response to BANA's recent
>> >>article regarding the need for braille code
>> >>change. Peter Osborne, Chair of the United
>> >>Kingdom Association for Accessible Formats
>> >>(UKAAF), will be in attendance and will provide
>> >>an international perspective. To reserve a seat,
>> >>please contact BANA Chair Frances Mary D?Andrea.
>> >>
>> >>For additional resource information, visit
>> >><http://www.brailleauthority.org/>www.brailleauthority.org
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>The mission and purpose of the Braille Authority
>> >>of North America are to assure literacy for
>> >>tactile readers through the standardization of
>> >>braille and/or tactile graphics. BANA promotes
>> >>and facilitates the use, teaching, and
>> >>production of braille. It publishes rules,
>> >>interprets, and renders opinions pertaining to
>> >>braille in all existing codes. It deals with
>> >>codes now in existence or to be developed in the
>> >>future, in collaboration with other countries
>> >>using English braille. In exercising its
>> >>function and authority, BANA considers the
>> >>effects of its decisions on other existing
>> >>braille codes and formats; the ease of
>> >>production by various methods; and acceptability to readers.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>_______________________________________________
>> >>BANA-Announce mailing list
>> >>BANA-Announce at brailleauthority.org
>> >>http://www.brailleauthority.org/mailman/listinfo/bana-announce
>> >
>> >
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